Motion tracking

When Valve Corporation and mobile phone manufacturer HTC jointly announced the SteamVR virtual reality ecosystem, it certainly caught many who’ve been following consumer virtual reality off-guard for one simple reason: you could get up and walk around. Other virtual reality solutions such as the Oculus Rift are explicitly “sit-down” experiences. After all, since you can’t … Continue reading SteamVR Lighthouse →

The PrioVR is an in-development motion capture suit intended for mainstream use, mainly video games. Unlike many professional motion capture systems the PrioVR is not a cumbersome full body unit, but a series of sensors strapped to the body that allow for skeletal movement to be accurately digitised. This means that your skeleton can be … Continue reading PrioVR the full body motion tracking suit →

The STEM by Sixense is a wireless motion tracking system that provides precise motion tracking and control for virtual reality experiences. The system is still in development, but is slated for a December 2015 release. The system is in many ways a successor to the Razer Hydra, a licenced product also developed and produced by … Continue reading The Sixense STEM →

One of the key features of the current virtual reality revival is its reliance on technologies developed for mobile devices. The new virtual reality hardware we’re seeing is a far cry from the nightmarish tethers and back-breaking hardware from the late 20th century. Now we are seeing various takes on small, wireless and lightweight hardware … Continue reading StompzVR: Getting a foot in the door →

Motion tracking, the process of digitising your movements for use in computer software, is incredibly important for virtual reality. Without it your virtual self is paralysed, unable to move its head or move around. At best you’d have to use an abstract control system like a gamepad instead which, while functional, does your sense of … Continue reading Virtual Reality Motion Tracking Technology Has All the Moves →